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SOCY 1001

Introductory Sociology · 26 instructors on record · 57 sections

What the course score is made of

82BC evaluations57 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

13thMore challenging than 13% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

82BC — “Intellectually Challenging”57 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

26thMore work than 26% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

42BC — “Workload”57 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

Offered every semester. Do not take SOCY1001 if you have already taken SOCY1002. Only one of these courses will count toward the major or minor. This course introduces students to the field of sociology and covers some of its most essential concepts, theories, and methods. Special attention will be paid to understanding social structure and its role in shaping individual and population outcomes and life chances. This course will cover a range of topics that may include family, work, education, politics, medicine, crime, religion, media, and social change. This course satisfies the social science core and is open to a range of students from any major. However, SOCY1001 is also designed as a gateway to the sociology major and minor. Monday and Wednesday meetings will be lecture-based while Friday meetings will be reserved for smaller sociology labs led by teaching assistants.

The board

26 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

Find an instructor among the 26Filters the rows below. Positions are always against the whole class, so a rank does not change when the list is narrowed.

Scores are real averages. The order also accounts for how many records back each one — the count is under every score — so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. 7 of the 26 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Jessica BolinSociology	937 records	27th	18th	1001 rating · all classes
2	Saber KhaniSociology fewer records	973 records	25th	48th	927 ratings · all classes
3	Joshua SeimSociology	944 records	78th	62nd	—no page
4	Ashley ParrySociology	926 records	28th	13th	802 ratings · all classes
5	Gaelle Bargain-DarriguesSociology	893 records	25th	10th	—no page
6	Kyle CarrAdvancing Studies Provisional fewer records	902 records	25th	49th	—no page
7	Alyssa GoldmanSociology Provisional fewer records	921 record	25th	17th	—no page
8	Deniz AyaydinSociology	864 records	25th	6th	—no page
9	Elizabeth WilcoxSociology Provisional fewer records	872 records	25th	11th	—no page
10	Courtney Stoltzfus-ZvaraSociology Provisional	851 record	25th	36th	—no page
11	Shuangshuang YangPh.D. Student · Sociology Provisional	841 record	25th	4th	—no page
12	Jier YangPh.D. Student · Sociology Provisional	801 record	25th	20th	—no page
13	Ruilin ChenSociology Provisional fewer records	791 record	25th	10th	—no page
14	Matthew DelsestoSociology	823 records	30th	5th	802 ratings · all classes
15	Fengrui TianSociology	823 records	25th	9th	—no page
16	Viet PhanPh.D. Student · Sociology Provisional	812 records	25th	19th	—no page
17	Jonathan BlumPh.D. Student · Sociology Provisional	771 record	25th	1st	—no page
18	Lan HuangPh.D. Student · Sociology Provisional fewer records	771 record	25th	12th	—no page
19	Gokhan MulayimSociology Provisional	812 records	25th	12th	—no page
20	Alexa DamaskaPh.D. Student · Sociology Provisional	751 record	25th	9th	—no page
21	Mehdi HoseiniPh.D. Student · Sociology Provisional fewer records	751 record	—	10th	—no page
22	Xiaorui HuangAssistant Professor · Sociology Provisional	792 records	25th	6th	—no page
23	Sandra DidonatoSociology Provisional	792 records	25th	1st	802 ratings · all classes
24	Latrica BestAssociate Professor · Sociology Provisional	721 record	25th	3rd	—no page
25	Clifton McguffeySociology Provisional	701 record	25th	6th	—no page
26	Yinan XuPh.D. Student · Sociology Provisional	531 record	25th	3rd	—no page

All 26 instructors listed.

How this board is orderedPositions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted. The comparison here is the class itself: a thin record is read against how this class was rated overall, not against the university.

Every instructor with an evaluation record for this class is on this board — it is not a top ten, and nothing is hidden behind a “show more”. Overall is the instructor's blended score for THIS class only, and its one contributing source is Boston College's evaluations for the sections in the row's record count — nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Workload and Challenge are RANKS against every class we hold, not scores: BC's questions all sit near the top of the 1-5 scale, so a raw number would put almost every row in the high eighties and tell you nothing. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item, which students answer positively about courses that stretched them — it is not a measure of difficulty or grading. Neither column is ever marked better or worse. 18 of 26 rows are marked provisional: fewer than 3 records stand behind the number. That is thin evidence, not a bad instructor — the record count is in every row. The RateMyProfessors column is an instructor's overall figure across everything they teach; that site has no course dimension, so it is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 57 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9031st pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9029th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

8926th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

8921st pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9251st pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9148th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

9034th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8830th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

8938th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8938th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

4226th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8213th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

8521st pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

57 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Latrica Best	Spring 2026	01	72	69	40
Joshua Seim	Spring 2026	02	86	80	40
Alexa Damaska	Spring 2026	03	75	70	40
Yinan Xu	Spring 2026	04	53	53	40
Jonathan Blum	Spring 2026	05	77	70	40
Lan Huang	Spring 2026	06	77	75	40
Mehdi Hoseini	Spring 2026	07	75	76	—
Jier Yang	Spring 2026	08	80	86	40
Alyssa Goldman	Fall 2025	01	92	89	40
Clifton Mcguffey	Fall 2025	02	70	66	40
Joshua Seim	Summer 2025	01	100	95	80
Jessica Bolin	Summer 2025	02	93	93	60
Deniz Ayaydin	Spring 2025	01	92	88	40
Courtney Stoltzfus-Zvara	Spring 2025	02	85	82	40
Viet Phan	Spring 2025	03	84	79	40
Shuangshuang Yang	Spring 2025	06	84	77	40
Gaelle Bargain-Darrigues	Fall 2024	01	89	87	40
Gaelle Bargain-Darrigues	Fall 2024	03	88	85	40
Deniz Ayaydin	Fall 2024	04	85	82	40
Viet Phan	Fall 2024	05	78	74	40
Saber Khani	Fall 2024	08	98	97	40
Joshua Seim	Summer 2024	01	100	100	60
Jessica Bolin	Summer 2024	02	98	94	40
Gaelle Bargain-Darrigues	Spring 2024	01	90	86	40
Elizabeth Wilcox	Spring 2024	02	89	83	40

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How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.